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States Rush to Fix Capitol Buildings After Years of Decline
In challenging budget times, how much should states spend to preserve crumbling capitol buildings? more
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Critiquing Statehouse Reporters, 140 Characters at a Time
The ability to Tweet about the day’s news is changing the relationship between Statehouse reporters and the politicians they cover. more
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Can Nonprofit News Survive?
Online startups such as Minnesota's MinnPost, The Texas Tribune, the Connecticut Mirror and California Watch have established themselves as must-reads among aficionados of statehouse news. The question is whether they can raise enough money to keep going.more -
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As Newspapers Shrink, Journalists Land Jobs in State Government
For these castaways of the California press corps, oversight work provides a new outlet for shoe-leather reporting skills.more -
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Kansas to Aspiring Journalists: No More State Money
TODAY'S TAKE: Several states have reduced the financial assistance they provide to journalists as part of broader cuts to publicly funded broadcasting. But Kansas is putting a new twist on the trend. The state is eliminating funding for high school journalism studies, saying the profession is no longer viable going forward. more
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Licensed Journalist? Michigan Starts a Debate
TODAY'S TAKE: A Michigan state senator is sending ripples through the journalism world by suggesting that reporters - just like plumbers or accountants - should be licensed. The idea, which has been introduced as a bill in the Legislature, seeks to address the often-blurry line between "traditional media" and "new media." more
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Making Room in the Statehouse Press Tent
Across the country, traditional media, insider newsletters, opinionated observers and some new media start-ups covering state news are increasingly competing for the online audience. But even as the traditional news coverage changes, if not shrinks, these new products are providing Web visitors access to more information about state government than ever before. The challenge for consumers is finding credible information.Outlets like Carolina Journal Online have been among the leaders in finding their own state news-gathering niche, and traditonal news operations are looking for ways to peacefully co-exist. more
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State Capitol Reporters Recognized
Awards for the best statehouse reporting in the country celebrated the work of both old and new forms of journalism. Top honors went to a new online tool to track Texas legislators' outside financial interests on one hand and the traditional shoe-leather reporting that led to the impeachment of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on the other.more -
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Statehouse Reporters Celebrate Awards
Against a dismal economic backdrop for the news industry, the nation's statehouse reporters gathered Saturday (Nov. 15) to honor the best of their work at the ninth annual conference of CapitolBeat, an association of reporters and editors who cover state government.more -
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Palin strikes a pose in Vogue
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) is set to join the glitterati in the fashion magazine Vogue. Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons (R) gets a whole bunch of charcoal for Christmas. And New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) wins a New Hampshire primary. In case you missed those stories this week, Worth Noting fills you in.more -
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Statehouse Reporters Honored for Stories
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Capitolbeat, a nationwide organization of state government reporters, honored reporters who revealed tax breaks for a failed bid for the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Georgia, exposed questionable hiring practices in Illinois government and chronicled the growing influence of evangelicals in Ohio.more -
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Statehouse Lobbying Close to $1 Billion
Corporations, labor unions, professional associations and state agencies spent nearly $953 million to lobby in the state capitols in 2004, according to an annual report from the non profit Center for Public Integrity. CPI's report covers total spending for 42 states, the number of lobbyists registered in those states and recent laws passed regulating lobbyists.more -
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News Media Facing Eviction from Maryland Statehouse
The Maryland Capitol press corps could lose its workspace in the historic Statehouse in Annapolis. Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R), known for his potshots at newspapers, says the media move is part of a temporary plan to replace water pipes. But critics say its the governors payback for bad press. more
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Statehouse Races: Overlooked, Not Overrated
The presidential election may get more media attention, but statehouse races this November wont lack for drama. Control of 25 state legislative chambers could switch political parties with a shift of just three seats. Throw in new legislative maps and term limits in a handful of states and the statehouse elections are shaping up to be nail-biters for both parties. more
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Statehouse Blogs Range from Brash to Boring
Poorly punctuated and periodically provocative, online diaries called blogs short for Web logs - are flooding the Internet as celebrities, everyday authors and now a fledgling group of Web-wise state legislators rant to a worldwide audience about everything or nothing at all. more
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Secret Iraq Trip Rankles Statehouse Press Corps
Six of the nations governors sneaked away on a top-secret trip to Baghdad this week. Only the governors spouses and a top state staffer or two knew about the hush-hush Pentagon operation. Only one news reporter from each state was invited along, but was sworn to secrecy. When the news finally broke, no one was more surprised than the statehouse reporters left behind without a clue. The clandestine trip to war-ravaged Iraq is stirring a brouhaha at home among state governments watchdogs in the media. more
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Statehouse Reporters Meet in Washington
Nearly 100 members of the Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors gathered in Washington last weekend to swap war stories and explore ways to provide their readers and viewers with better coverage of issues and elections. more
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Govs, Media - A Love, Hate Relationship
Some governors love talking policy with reporters, and others thirst for the spotlight. But mostly governors want to control what voters read and hear about them. more
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On the Record: Political Reporter David S. Broder
Regarded as the dean of U.S. political journalists, Washington Post correspondent and columnist David S. Broder talks to Stateline.org staff writer John Nagy about the ballot initiative process. more